Could AI make alcohol age-verification easier?
How much potential does the tech have for verifying ID and ensuring alcohol is only sold to legal drinking age consumers?
Archives for August 8, 2024
Soda taxes & school bans: Researchers call for stronger regulations as kids' sugary drink intake increases 23%
Children’s sugary drink intake rose 23% between 1990 and 2018, according to a new study published in the BMJ - nearly twice the increase seen among adults. Sounding the alarm, researchers say that interventions such as school soda sales bans have become...
Fresh foods drive sales for retailers, AI’s use continues to shape in-store operations, data analysis
By adopting AI to improve inventory and production planning, grocery retailers are gaining a competitive edge in the profitable fresh food department, as highlighted by FMI - The Food Industry Association's Fresh Foods report.
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Innophos’ Levair Select answers rising calls for clean-label, aluminum-free leavening agents without compromising performance across applications
US consumer and retailer demand to remove aluminum-based leavening agents from baked goods due to health concerns are rising even though FDA considers them GRAS, but efforts to replicate the speed and degree of lift of sodium aluminum phosphate (SALP)...
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PLT pushes functional beverages beyond basic with trio of soluble ingredients for energy, mood management & active nutrition
Ingredient developer and supplier PLT Health Solutions is helping functional beverage brands move beyond basic benefits to meet consumers’ rising demand for more innovative health solutions that are sippable with a line of science-backed, water-soluble...
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Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Seeing red – new natural, synthetic alternatives for Red 3 & 40 and other colors in the crosshairs
With Red dye No. 3 soon to be banned in California and potentially in other states, and Red dye No. 40 along with the whitener titanium dioxide also in the crosshairs of some legislators and public health activists, food and beverage companies that rely...
Startup Spotlight
Brightland CEO on building an olive-oil brand ‘brick by brick’ to expand into Whole Foods
Who says no to distribution at Whole Foods? Brightland shares its strategy behind its launch into the natural foods retailer after declining two previous offers, as the company seeks to differentiate itself from the olive oil category with a modern...
From boba ice cream to pumpkin spice yogurt: What’s new in dairy?
We round up some of the latest releases to hit the shelves in the US . . .
What are the drawbacks of the ketogenic diet?
Despite many recorded health benefits, a new study reveals some of the drawbacks of the ketogenic diet in terms of long-term health.
Cultivated meat and seafood watch: What’s the latest in cell-based?
Cultivated meat, despite only being on the market in one country (Singapore), is on the rise.
Cargill backed research to optimize existing feed strategies to cut methane in cows
US researchers are investigating the combined effects of additives and grain processing on reducing enteric methane emissions from feedlot cattle.
ANZ Focus: Starward whiskey, Vow cultivated meat, Zespri fruit and veggie research and more feature in our round-up
Starward whiskey, Vow cultivated meat, Zespri fruit and veggie research and more feature in this edition of ANZ Focus.
Avo smash and grab: Spanish firm aims to seize gap in avocado oil category in China
Spain-headquartered edible oils firm Aceites Naturales Del Sur (ANDS) is looking to set foot into China, where avocado oil is gaining interest from the younger population despite a lack of product awareness and availability in the market.